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Daily Archive: September 11, 2014

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Rise of ISIS

  • September 11, 2014

The Rise of ISIS (or ISIL)             Right now in the Middle East, there is a group known as I.S.I.S. (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or I.S.I.L. (Islamic State of[…]

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War in Syria

  • September 11, 2014

There are two groups, Al Qaeda and Jabhat al-Nusra, fighting in the country of Syria because the people are trying to over throw the government. The people of Syria are[…]

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The Ebola Virus Scare

  • September 11, 2014

Five countries in West Africa are currently struggling with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. According to the World Health Organization, more than 3,000 individuals have been infected by[…]

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The Ebola Outbreak

  • September 11, 2014

Beginning in March of 2014, an outbreak of the Ebola virus has run rampant throughout Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, all countries in West Africa. The Center for Disease[…]

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Cursory Analysis: The protests in Ferguson, MO

  • September 11, 2014

Being gunned down is nothing new we hear about in today’s news, especially not from our own police protectors; but the reaction of the people on the Michael Brown case[…]

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Central American children crossing the border

  • September 11, 2014

Earlier this summer was the close-to-home issue of the vast numbers of children illegally crossing the US border. Large numbers of unaccompanied children from Central America were showing up at[…]

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California Running Out of Water?

  • September 11, 2014

Three years ago a drought began in California, specifically the central and northern parts of the state. As of recently the drought has gotten to be so severe that fifty-eight[…]

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A Brief Overview: Immigrant Children at the US Border

  • September 11, 2014

This summer an unprecedented amount of unaccompanied Central American minors arrived at the southwest US border, surrendering themselves to border patrol agents and posing a challenge to policy makers and[…]

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Ebola Crisis in West Africa

  • September 11, 2014

An Ebola outbreak in West Africa has recently called for cross-continental concern. The event that started in Liberia has spread to Guinea and Sierra Leone. The disease has already killed[…]

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California’s Megadrought

  • September 11, 2014

Currently, California is in one of the worst droughts seen in a century. They call events like these “Megadroughts” due to their length, not severity. The true cause of this environmental[…]

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